Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Paraguay
Paraguay: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 44.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Paraguay, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Paraguay stood at 44.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Paraguay peaked at 44.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2000.
That places Paraguay 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 30.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 38.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 39.5% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 44.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 16.5% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 27.8% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.9% | 41.6% | 44.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 116 Cape Verde 58.0% compare
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- 120 Montenegro 44.0% compare
- 121 Tuvalu 43.7% compare
- 122 Philippines 39.9% compare
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 77.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Paraguay?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Paraguay was 44.4% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Paraguay ranks 119th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.